Logistics Analyst

No Relocation Assistance Offered
152622 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of working in a global organization, continually learning and collaborating, having stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be

Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has advanced to our enduring success.

If you would like to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES -**
- Accountable for the implementation, and monitoring of the Logistics performance metrics inclusive for Transportation and supporting operational elements.
- Lead efforts to optimize/reduce Transportation and Warehousing costs.
- Work with systems support personnel to ensure greater utilization of SAP throughout the Customer Service & Logistics organization to improve key performance indicators.
- Determine solutions to improve business processes and transitioning of existing manual ways of working to system based streamlined solutions
- Acts as a functional resource, providing support on task forces, acquisition studies, and major project support.
- Analysis of Customer Service Key Performance Indicators (important metric) and working with the entire Supply Chain and Sales organizations to maximize results.
- Empowers Logistics Team by way of training, information sharing, to enable the development of Logistics people and organizational capabilities.
- Lead projects to evaluate alternative Supply Chain networks that optimize cost and service objectives while considering changes in business and customer profiles.
- Identify solutions to improve & refine Logistics transportation models currently in use in the region
- Take the lead in implementing solutions

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS -**
- A Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 2 years of logistics experience
- SAP / BI / APO/ Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s Prescription Diet.